Ashley Bennett will run in Primary for Van Drew's NJ-2 seat

[brooklynite]

The Nation

Progressive Ashley Bennett, who in 2017 defeated the Atlantic County GOP freeholder who mocked the Women’s March (on Facebook he asked “Will the woman’s protest be over in time for them to cook dinner?”), told The Nation she will declare her candidacy in a Friday press conference. She considers Van Drew’s opposition to impeachment a betrayal of his constituents, since he represents Atlantic City, as does she, “and there are literally people in his district who’ve been stiffed by Trump!” Brigid Callahan Harrison, a Monmouth University political science professor with ties to some of the establishment Democrats who backed Van Drew, declared her candidacy Monday. Van Drew’s 2018 primary challenger, Tanzie Youngblood, is said to be considering a run, as is local educator Amy Kennedy, the wife of former congress member Patrick Kennedy. There will likely be others. “We’re definitely excited that women are stepping up to take this seat and hold Trump accountable, unlike Jeff Van Drew,” Emily’s List press secretary Miriam Cash told me.

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1. K&R

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2. Isn't that a red seat generally? Can she win a red district?

I have no idea...

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3. Did you read the first paragraph?

She unseated a longtime GOP asshole in 2017. She hit the right note by pointing out that Trump stiffed a lot of people in her district, next she needs to tie Van Drew to Trump like a twin.

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4. She was a psychiatric emergency screener who won a seat on

the county commission when the Repub incumbent said something stupid about the Women's March women getting home in time to make dinner. That was end of 2017, so she has a couple years in that position now. What kind of job she's been doing, I don't know, but she does now have a record for smart constituents to examine.

Good luck to the Democrat chosen for the GE.